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audio performance is not on par with the system’s video performance. I
would investigate Vidabox’s upgraded premium sound card, or simply use
the digital outputs. As this is a computer-based system, I was hoping
that its flexibility would allow the sound card to pass the new
lossless DTS Master HD and Dolby TrueHD formats, but it doesn’t. A call
to Vidabox indicates that if a patch that allows this cannot be
satisfactorily implemented, a new sound card may be installed.
Obviously, this type of modularity allows for easier upgrades than a
traditional system.

Similarly, the nVidia 8600 video card
in my review system could not output 1080p/24 frames per second.
Vidabox stated that they were working with nVidia on custom resolutions
and, if this could not be implemented satisfactorily, a different video
card may be used in the future.

Conclusion
The Vidabox LUX is a fairly expensive premium HTPC. Is it worth the
extra money over a “Frankenstein” home theater solution? For wannabe IT
guys, the support, ease of use, access to both formats and strong
performance makes for a pretty damn compelling case for why something
like the LUX might belong in your rig.